“Mrs. Iran’s Husband” by Iranian filmmaker Marjan Khosravi has won the award for best international short documentary at the 2023 Hot Docs Festival.

The film is about Sultan Mohammad’s kingdom, which is on the mountain, and it includes two wives, Iran and Sara and 11 children, and his flock of sheep. Like all rulers, he strives to maintain his power and assets, but the role and duty of maintaining his prestige and power lie mainly on the shoulders of his wives. To expand his territory, he intends to marry for the third time.

This film is inspired by an Iranian novel named “Mrs. Ahou’s Husband“. It is produced by Seven Springs Pictures Co. and received the award “for its subtle intelligence and non-judgmental narrative,” the jury said in their statement on Saturday in Toronto, Canada.